The Legend of Fire Horse Woman by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston [in AsianWeek]
28 Nov, by in Adult Readers, Fiction, Japanese American, Repost
Finally, the first (and much awaited!) novel from the co-author of Farewell to Manzanar, the classic memoir of the internment experience (written with hubby James Houston). Legend captures...
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